Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete stone chisel. The cross section is asymmetric with the proper left flattened. The surface is bruised, with grinding on the proper left, bevel and cutting edge. There is major demarcation between the butt and blade, with the back reduced to form a distinct shoulder. No bevel is obvious. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with all of the proper right side of the edge chipped off.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D45.246
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 84 x 19 x 24mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D45.246
- On Display
- No
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